Applies conventional economic theory to national and international economic issues and events. Utilizes the policy ideas and stances of contemporary economists to provoke discussion of prevailing economic issues. Applies economic tools to the business decision-making process.

1. Analyze the economic impact of major social problems and issues such as poverty, discrimination, crime, income distribution, the role of government, and other major issues.
2. Assess how the economic behavior of individuals, businesses, and governments can affect economic growth, social well-being, and the quality of life.
3. Use economic analysis to describe the social costs and benefits of government and public policy choices.
4. Analyze the relationship between economic activity and the resources available in a society.
5. Appraise the role of large firms in terms of economic performance and social impact.
6. Assess the major economic and related social issues associated with production, resource markets, and international trade.
7. Use technology and information resources to research economic problems and issues.
8. Write clearly and concisely about economic problems and issues using proper writing mechanics.

Covers theory of auditing, including the educational and moral qualifications for auditors, as well as the role of the auditor in the American economy. Emphasizes professional standards, professional ethics, and the legal liability of auditors. Comprehensively covers planning and designing the audit program, gathering and summarizing evidence, and evaluating internal control.

1. Analyze the required generally accepted auditing standards, professional ethics, and legal liability of the auditor.
2. Assess how the Sarbanes-Oxley Act has affected auditing.
3. Evaluate an audit report.
4. Analyze the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) Code of Professional Ethics and apply it to specific auditing situations.
5. Plan and design a generalized audit program.
6. Determine the nature and extent of evidence accumulated to conduct an audit after considering the unique circumstances of an engagement.
7. Evaluate a company’s various risk factors and the related impact to the audit process.
8. Evaluate objectives for conducting audits and compare management and auditors responsibilities.
9. Evaluate effective internal controls that minimize audit risk and potentially reduce the risk of fraud.
10. Assess the impact of information technology and the audit process and the resulting impact to the overall audit plan and program.
11. Apply auditing procedures to various business cycles and transactions.
12. Use technology and information resources to research issues in auditing.
13. Write clearly and concisely about auditing using proper writing mechanics.

This course introduces the student to the evolving role of the paralegal or legal assistant in the public and private sectors. Topics of study include paralegal employment opportunities, regulation, and ethics. The course also introduces students to the steps and tasks involved in civil litigation. Students will practice the role of the litigation paralegal using a hypothetical case. This includes investigation and gathering facts, discovery, trial support, and judgment enforcement. Procedures and rules that facilitate the fair resolution of conflicts and the substantive law that forms the basis of the rights and remedies protected by the civil litigation system will be studied.

1. Analyze what paralegals do, the career choices available to paralegals, their role in the legal profession, and the need for continuing education and training.
2. Examine the ethics and professional responsibility of a paralegal, licensing requirements, and the unauthorized practice of law.
3. Examine the paralegal workplace, tasks, and functions of a paralegal and accounting procedures in the law office.
4. Interpret the main provisions of the U.S. Constitution and classify other sources of law in the United States.
5. Compare and contrast the federal and state court systems, the litigation process (civil and criminal), the appellate process, and other nonjudicial alternative dispute resolution procedures.
6. Distinguish the major elements that comprise the substantive areas of torts and contract law.
7. Distinguish the major elements that comprise the substantive areas of property law and employment law.
8. Distinguish the major elements that comprise the substantive areas of family law and intellectual property.
9. Conduct effective interviews of clients and witnesses, think and write critically, and conduct legal research using electronic libraries and other online resources.
10. Use technology and information resources to research issues in paralegal studies.
11. Write clearly and concisely about paralegal studies using proper writing mechanics.

Introduces and analyzes the basic concepts of compensation administration in organizations. Provides an intensive study of the wage system, methods of job evaluation, wage and salary structures, and the legal constraints on compensation programs.

1. Analyze how compensation practice can be applied to positively impact an organization and its stakeholders.
2. Examine the ways in which laws, labor unions, and market factors impact companies’ compensation practices.
3. Evaluate the effectiveness of traditional bases for pay (seniority and merit) against incentive-based and person-focused compensation approaches.
4. Compare and contrast internally consistent and market-competitive compensation systems.
5. Analyze the fundamental principles of pay structure design.
6. Evaluate the role of benefits in strategic compensation.
7. Suggest viable options to current practices regarding executive compensation.
8. Make recommendations for leveraging flexible and contingent workers for any given organization.
9. Determine the best possible approach for the compensation of expatriates.
10. Analyze differences between compensation, benefits, and legal and regulatory influences in the United States and the rest of the world.
11. Use technology and information resources to research issues in compensation management.
12. Write clearly and concisely about compensation management using proper writing mechanics.

Provides an overview of the concepts and practices of marketing worldwide and the modifications and adaptations required to meet the different problems and challenges involved.

1. Determine the role of government in international trade, the various levels of economic integration, and the impact on international marketing.
2. Examine the economic and cultural elements of the international marketing environment and explain how these factors affect marketing operations.
3. Summarize the major political and financial risks associated with international marketing.
4. Analyze the strategic marketing planning process, strategies for entering foreign markets, and considerations for subsequent market expansion.
5. Examine the process for market research to assess foreign market potential.
6. Evaluate the considerations for product adaptation in foreign markets and common approaches to adjusting promotional strategy to fit foreign markets.
7. Formulate the core marketing concepts into viable marketing strategies to support exporting and the full range of global marketing operations.
8. Assess the key factors in price determination, alternative pricing strategies used in international marketing, and the common terms of sale and payment used in international marketing.
9. Determine the logistics and product distribution channel options available to support international marketing.
10. Use technology and information resources to research issues in international marketing.
11. Write clearly and concisely about international marketing using proper writing mechanics.

Analyzes the world's financial markets and institutions and the international monetary system. Examines the considerations for financial global operations including sources of capital, interest rate analysis, tax considerations, trade finance, and working capital. Evaluates the financial risks associated with transaction, operating, and translation exposure in global markets. Reviews exchange rate determination, inflation, and interest rate changes.

1. Assess the elements that make up the global financial environment.
2. Explain foreign exchange theory and markets.
3. Analyze foreign exchange exposure.
4. Analyze financing the global firm.
5. Discuss the key tasks involved in managing multinational operations.
6. Analyze international investment decisions.
7. Use technology and information resources to research issues in the international environment of financial management.
8. Write clearly and concisely about international environment factors in financial management using proper writing mechanics.

This course analyzes accounting principles and procedures unique to federal, state, and local governments, and not-for-profit organizations. It illustrates financial statements and reports prepared for each type of entity, fund, and account group. The course explores the role of the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) and the Financial Accounting Standards Board (FASB) in establishing accounting standards and disclosure requirements for governments and not-for-profit organizations.

1. Assess government and not-for-profit financial reporting and how it differs from for-profit businesses.
2. Assess the purpose of fund accounting, the types of funds used by governments and not-for-profits, and the basic government and fund statements.
3. Evaluate the financial reporting of government not for profit organizations and assess the reporting requirements in accordance with governmental accounting standards board (GASB).
4. Analyze governmental activities related to revenue.
5. Analyze governmental activities related to expenditures and expenses.
6. Analyze governmental activities related to capital projects, debt service, capital assets, and investment in marketable securities.
7. Analyze governmental activities related to long-term debt obligations.
8. Assess the process that governments use to account for permanent and fiduciary funds.
9. Assess the accounting and financial reporting requirements for not-for-profit organizations.
10. Evaluate the auditing process for governments and not-for-profit organizations.
11. Analyze the complexities of financial analysis, including assessing economic conditions, calculating, and interpreting financial ratios.
12. Use technology and information resources to research issues in government and not-for-profit accounting.
13. Write clearly and concisely about government and not-for-profit accounting using proper writing mechanics.

Analyzes the process by which substantive rights and duties are enforced, including legal pleadings, discovery procedures, pre- and post-trial motions, jurisdiction, venue, trial by jury, equity, and previous adjudication problems.

1. Describe the origins and objectives of law, and how law interacts with equity and morality.
2. Define the application of jurisdiction, the structure of federal and state court systems, and whether the federal court in a given situation has jurisdiction over a particular case.
3. Explain the differences and commonalities between civil and criminal law and procedures.
4. Provide examples of the limitations in seeking relief and be able to discuss judicial remedies.
5. Describe contractual agreements, and the implication for property disputes and Family Law.
6. Define the Law of Torts and the relationship to Tort Law in cases of negligence.
7. Provide examples of the organization and classification of administrative agencies, and the laws to which agencies must adhere.
8. Describe the alternative procedures outside the litigation process for settling disputes.
9. Use technology and information resources to research issues related to civil and criminal procedures.
10. Write clearly and concisely about issues in law and the legal system using proper writing mechanics.

This course covers the key concepts related to operations management within an organization. Topics include strategic issues related to designing products and delivery services, making capacity and location decisions, and operating processes and control systems.

1. Apply the concept of operations management.
2. Compare and contrast the difference between a supply chain and a value chain.
3. Analyze the types of measures used for decision making.
4. Analyze the five key competitive priorities and their relationship to operations strategy.
5. Analyze different types of technology and their role in manufacturing and service operations.
6. Evaluate the processes used in designing and producing goods and services.
7. Determine four layout patterns and when they should be used.
8. Utilize the concept of supply chain management.
9. Employ the concept of capacity management.
10. Analyze forecasting approaches as they relate to demand planning.
11. Evaluate the management of inventories and resources.
12. Interpret the concepts of scheduling and sequencing.
13. Explain quality management, quality control, and statistical process control.
14. Determine the four principles of lean operating systems.
15. Analyze the key issues associated with project management.
16. Use technology and information resources to research issues in operations management.
17. Write clearly and concisely about operations management using proper writing mechanics.

Analyzes the critical factors in making pricing decisions and presents a process for cost and pricing analysis. Reviews the concept of value creation and examines a variety of pricing policies and techniques that can be incorporated into a marketing strategy to achieve stated objectives. Examines pricing strategy over the life cycle of products.

1. Analyze the key elements of strategic pricing and the role of pricing decisions in marketing strategy.
2. Evaluate the impact assessing value has on pricing strategy and profitability, and the importance of market segmentation.
3. Analyze the application of various pricing strategies and tactics to develop and manage an overall pricing strategy for a company.
4. Evaluate the effectiveness of price and value communication strategies.
5. Assess and create pricing policies for various purposes including price objections, price increases, economic downturn, and promotional pricing strategies.
6. Analyze the price-setting process used to establish sustainable and profitable prices.
7. Evaluate key pricing considerations and strategies relative to the product life cycle.
8. Examine the challenges of effectively implementing pricing strategy into an organization. 
9. Differentiate between incremental and avoidable costs and analyze contribution margins.
10. Use break-even analysis and outline approaches to determining marketing profitability.
11. Assess the strategies used by competitors and create solutions to react to their actions.
12. Determine the best method of managing competitive information.
13. Assess the importance of accurate measurement of price sensitivity of consumers.
14. Analyze ethical and legal issues related to pricing.
15. Use technology and information resources to research issues in strategic market pricing.
16. Write clearly and concisely about strategic market pricing using proper writing mechanics.

This course covers economics of the public sector and analytical framework for government involvement, official budgeting process, cost-benefit analysis, taxes and their economic impact, national debt, fiscal policy, negative income tax, and other current topics.

1. Examine the unique nature, functions, and role of public financial management.
2. Assess the impact of budget deficits / surpluses and national debt on public finance, and strategies for managing these issues.
3. Analyze current problems of social security and welfare systems, and formulate alternatives for changes in managing these systems.
4. Analyze the economic impact of the tax system in the U.S.
5. Apply the major concepts used in public finance to evaluate finance issues, isolate the core factors, and develop alternatives to address the issues. 
6. Develop financing alternatives for various types of government expenditures.
7. Use technology and information resources to research issues in public finance.
8. Write clearly and concisely about public finance using proper writing mechanics.

This course provides an overview of the various aspects of health care organizations. Specific areas covered include the transition and development of the industry, organizational design, oversight and management roles and responsibilities of various types of health care institutions and professionals, evaluating the purpose and clinical performance of physicians, nurses, clinical support and community health services, and the organization’s functions of financial and human resource management, information services, customer services, and marketing and strategy.

1. Describe the major components of the U.S. healthcare system.
2. Examine the political, economic, and social forces that have influenced the organizational foundations of the United States healthcare system.
3. Explain how public policy has shaped the development of the U.S. healthcare system.
4. Analyze major healthcare organizational leadership roles and functions.
5. Examine how health care management concepts and theories are applied to critical issues in health care organizations.
6. Analyze the critical management issues, purpose, functions, and performance measures of different departments within healthcare organizations.
7. Use technology and information resources to research issues in health services organization management.
8. Write clearly and concisely about health services organization management using proper writing mechanics.

This course presents students the design, implementation, and testing of Web-based applications including related software, databases, scripting techniques, interfaces and digital media. It also covers social, ethical, and security issues arising from the Web, e-Commerce and social networking software applications.

1. Describe the structure of the World Wide Web as interconnected hypertext documents.
2. Describe the importance of the HTTP protocol in Web applications.
3. Create and validate HTML documents.
4. Demonstrate an understanding of XML syntax and show how to display XML in Web applications.
5. Create presentations using Cascading Style Sheets and DHTML.
6. Design interactive Web applications with an object-based client-side scripting language.
7. Distinguish among data entry and validation techniques in client-side and server-side programming.
8. Summarize client-side and server-side security issues.
9. Describe the use of server-side backend databases in Websites and Web applications.
10. Describe technologies used in Web services, including open source languages and packages, proprietary languages and packages, and enterprise Web development and distributed Web applications.
11. Compare and contrast open source and proprietary server software.
12. Explain the use of Web standards and standards bodies including the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C).
13. Summarize Web standards in terms of specifications, guidelines, software, and tools.
14. Use technology and information resources to research issues in Web design and development.
15. Write clearly and concisely about Web design and development using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

This course covers the principles, approaches, and critical issues in planning, designing, and deploying data warehouses. Topics include data extraction, data cleansing, data transformation, architecture, and infrastructure. Students will examine recent trends in data warehousing, metadata, and architectural components.

1. Explain the significance of a data warehouse and its basic structure.
2. Analyze the evolution, ethical issues, and future trends in data warehousing.
3. Describe the significance, use, and types of meta-data and meta-modeling.
4. Compare and contrast online transaction processing (OLTP) with online analytic processing (OLAP).
5. Describe the relationship between business intelligence, data warehousing, and data mining.
6. Explain how the data warehouse concept relates to enterprise information integration.
7. Use graphic software to Illustrate and apply the use of dimensional modeling to address and solve a proposed business problem.
8. Describe the use of dimensional modeling in an organizational context.
9. Explain the concept of data integration and its use in the creation of data warehouses and data marts.
10. Analyze and apply planning techniques in the use of extraction, transformation, and loading.
11. Compare the features and functions of OLAP models.
12. Develop a data warehousing solution to solve a proposed business problem.
13. Use technology and information resources to research issues in data warehousing.
14. Write clearly and concisely about topics related to data warehouse planning using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.

This course covers the concept, design and components of querying databases using the Structured Query Language ( SQL ). Involves the creation of tables, constraints, use of DML, use of DDL, and defining transactions.

a. Write PL/SQL code to demonstrate competence of the basic concepts in the Oracle architecture and its implementation with SQL. 
b. Load the Oracle Server.
c. Create relational databases and demonstrate this by creating Tablespaces, Tables and other objects.
d. Perform basic administration of the Oracle Server.
e. Code Basic SQL statements and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
d. Code SQL statements that restrict and sort data and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
e. Write SQL code to employ Oracle functions and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
f. Write SQL code to employ Join Statements that display data from Multiple Tables and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
g. Write SQL code to use of Sub-queries and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
h. Write SQL code to produce Reports and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
i. Create and manage Tables, Tablespaces, and Database objects and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
j. Create Constraints, Sequences, Indexes, Views and Synonyms and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
k. Create users and manage access to the Oracle Database and demonstrate this knowledge by coding applications.
l. Synthesize current information related to topics in this course using the APA format.

The course presents a discussion on security policies created to protect and maintain a computing network, such as password policy, e-mail policy and Internet policy. Students are presented with a comprehensive view of information security policies, frameworks and issues related to organizational behavior and crisis management. Topics also include governance, regulation, mandates, business drivers and legal considerations when implementing security policies and frameworks.

1. Identify the role of an information systems security (ISS) policy framework in overcoming business challenges.
2. Analyze how security policies help mitigate risks and support business processes in various domains in the information technology (IT) infrastructure.
3. Summarize the ethical components and basic requirements for creating a security policy framework.
4. Compare and contrast the different methods, roles, responsibilities, and accountabilities of personnel, along with the governance and compliance of security policy framework.
5. Describe the different ISS policies associated with the user domain.
6. Analyze the different ISS policies associated with the IT infrastructure.
7. Describe the different ISS policies associated with risk management.
8. Compare and contrast the different ISS policies associated with incident response teams (IRT).
9. Describe different issues related to implementing and enforcing ISS policies.
10. Describe the different issues related to defining, tracking, monitoring, reporting, automating, and configuration of compliance systems and emerging technologies.
11. Design a security policy framework.
12. Use technology and information resources to research issues in security strategy and policy formation.
13. Write clearly and concisely about Information Systems Security Policy topics using proper writing mechanics and technical style conventions.